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Issue: Vol. 289 No. 2: 22 December 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-12-22
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.289.2.5
Page range: 158–166
Abstract views: 43
PDF downloaded: 1

The rediscovery of Rungia hirpex (Acanthaceae) in Yunnan, China

Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation & Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510650 Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049 Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Forestry Bureau of Yanjin County, 657500 Yanjin, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China
Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation & Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 510650 Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Eudicots Chromosome number IUCN lectotypification pollen seed

Abstract

The rediscovery of Rungia hirpex (Acanthaceae) is reported from Yanjin and Daguan, Yunnan, China about 100 years after the type collection made by E. E. Maire between 1905 and 1916. A revised description of the species including its pollen and seed morphology and chromosome number is provided. The lectotype is designated and the conservation status is assessed. In addition, a color plate, line drawing and distribution map are provided.